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UNITE n STATES "PATENT OF ICE f CHRISTIE L. YOUNG, on SPRINGFIELD,MASSACHUSETTS, Assrenoa To 7r CHARLES s. sAXTo'N, on SAME PLACE.

TOOL-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 377,003, dated January24, 1898. A A, Application filed February 21, 1687. Serial 1\"o.228,291.No model) To all whom :it'mapy concern.- A

Be it known that I, CHRISTIE L. -YOUl IG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and Stateot'Massachnsetts, have invented new and useful with a tool-ejector; andthe invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangementofthe various parts of the handle, all as hereinafter fully described,and pointed out in the claim. I

In the drawing forming part of this specification is illustrated, partlyin longitudinal section and partlyin side elevation, a tool-handleconstructed according to my invention, said drawing showing a toolconnected with said handlep In the drawing, a is the body of-the handle,

consisting of wood or any other suitable'mate cured the tool-shanksocket b, which is tapered.

rial. The said'handle-body a isperfor'ated longitudinally, and in oneend thereof is se-.

internally, as shown, andhas its lower end inner part of the body a.

perforated. Within the perforation in the handle-body, between saidtool-shank socket andthe rear end of said body, is placed anejector-pin, 0, one end of which passes through the bottomof saidtool-shank socket-,and the opposite end thereof extends-beyond the rear.end of the handle-body a.

The said ejectorpin 0 has ashoulder, 3, formed thereon'near thetool-shank socket, and a second shoulder at 4 near its rear'end. Saidejector-pin has a freeendwise movement within the body a, said shoulder4 thereon limiting its said movement in a rearward direction by theimpact of said shoulder at against a shoulder formed in the The saidshoulder 3 on the pin 0 limits the movement of the latter in a directiontoward the toolshanksocket b by striking against thelower end ofthelatterr 4 5 Y A The above described tool-handle is adapted to be usedwith tools having thereon a tapered Y shank which fits closelythesaid-tapered socket b. In the drawing is represented a reamer, 5,1

having a'-shank, 6, thereon, tapered as above 50 described,andsaidhandleisadaptedto bens'ed' v y with any tool having a tapering shanl(which1 I fits its socket closely enough to prevent the} 00] I fromturning when it is used. 2 I

[When no toolis in the handle, the ejectorpin 0 has such a free endwisemovement that,-

one end thereof enters the bottom-of the socket b as far as it ispermitted by the shoulder 3 thereon; but when the tool-shank 6 isforc'edinto the socket b the lower end of said shank 6o strikes the endof the ejector-pin and pushes it endwise, causing one end thereof toproject beyond the rear end of the body a, asshown in the drawing, andto remove the tool fromthe handle it is only necessary to strike thesaid 65,

projecting end of the ejector-pin, thus driving 4 .it quicklyagainsttheend of thetaperingshank I m 6, whereby the tool is quicklythrown out of the handle. 7 I

WhatI claim as 'my invention is-- The herein-describedtool-handle,consisting of the handle having the internally' t aperedtool-shank socket b, rigidly secured in one end thereof, and theejector-pin 0, extending from beyond the rear end of said handleands'ecured' 75 withinithe latter, said pin having'a-freeend wisemovementin the handle,and having one, end entering the inner end of saidsocket,com= I bined with a tool having a tapering shank-fitting saidsocket and capable of engagement 8Q with the inner end of said pin,substantially as set forth. p Y I A O. L. YOUNGI.

, Witnesses: I

' v G. M.OHA BERLA1N,

WM. H; GHAPIN,

